408 COCCYGES. 



Irrisor aterrimus, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 10. 

 Promerops pusillus, Sw. B. \V. Afr. ii. p. 120. 

 a Africa (Bt at Stevens 's) 1845. 



1987. Irrisor cyanomelas. 



Falcinellus cyanomelas, Vieill. N. Diet. d'Hist. N. xxviii. 

 p. 164. 



Irrisor cyanomelas, Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 10: Gurney, in 

 And. B. Damara-1. p. 67. 



Rhinopomastes cyanomelas, Strickl. & Scl. Contr. Orn. 1852, 

 p. 155. 



a, b Damara-land (C. J. Andersson) 1852. 



FAMILY. MEROPID.E. 



MEROPS. 

 Merops, Linnaeus, Syst. Nat. i. p. 182 (1766). 



1988. Merops apiaster. 



Merops apiaster, Linn 1. s. c. : Dresser, B. Eur. 

 a Tuscany (C. Passerini) 1835. b (Arthur Strickland) 

 1850. 



1989. Merops aegyptius. 



Merops cegyptius, Forsk. Fauna Arab. No. 2. 

 a, b Egypt (J. F. Brandt) 1842. c River Gambia (Arthur 

 Strickland) 1850. d (Arthur Strickland) 1850. 



1990. Merops philippinus. 



Merops philippinus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 183: Strickl. P. Z. S. 

 1842, p. 167: Wald. Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 149. 



Merops philippensis, Jerd. B. Ind. i. p. 207. 



a Indian Archipelago (Askew) 1833. b f Nepal (W. J. E. 

 Boys) 1848. c (Arthur Strickland) 1850. 



1991. Merops sumatranus. 



Merops sumatranus, Raffl. Trans. L. S. xiii. p. 294: Wald. 

 Trans. Z. S. ix. p. 151, pi. 26, f. 2. 

 Merops bicolor, Gra. Auctt. partim. 

 a, b Malacca (Capt. Nash) 1837. 





